The man confessed he was a 'very sick person' after a charity worker found the sickening images in the donated bag

By BRITTANY VONOW

23rd October 2016, 12:57 pm

Updated: 24th October 2016, 10:12 am

A PAEDOPHILE has been jailed for 17 years after charity workers found sickening images of him raping a toddler in a bag donated to an op shop.

Gary Sovie was arrested after donating a tote bag of items to a US charity shop, with horrified workers finding 32 confronting images.

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Gary Sovie has been jailed for 17 years after photographs of him raping a toddler were found

Police were called in to investigate, with officers able to trace pay stubs and mail to Sovie, who lives in Ashville in Pickaway County, Ohio.

The 49-year-old confessed when confronted with the images, telling detectives: "I'm a very sick person."

The sick photographs showed the young girl naked, while others showed Sovie abusing the toddler.

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Sovie was jailed after charity workers found sickening images of him raping a toddler, estimated to be between 1`6 and 18 months old at the time of the assault

Judge Julie M Lynch sentenced the man to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty in Franklin County Common Pleas Court to one count each of rape and pandering sexually orientated matter involving a minor, the Columbus Dispatch reported.

She told the court she did not believe the man should be released from jail.

She said what the man did to the young girl, estimated to have been between 16 to 18 months old at the time of the assault was: "the bottom of the barrel for a human being.

"Right now, you live in the bottom of the barrel, but I bet that bottom is going to fall out for you shortly".